Valentin Katasonov
Russian economist
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Valentin Yuryevich Katasonov (Russian: Валенти́н Ю́рьевич Катасо́нов; born April 5, 1950) is a Russian scientist-economist, Doctor of Economics.[1] He is associated with the Strategic Culture Foundation (SCF).
April 5, 1950
Valentin Katasonov | |
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| Born | Valentin Yuryevich Katasonov April 5, 1950 |
| Alma mater | MGIMO |
| Awards | Diploma of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | project finance investment management international finance |
| Institutions | Head of the Department of International Monetary and Credit Relations of MGIMO; Professor of the Department of International Finance of MGIMO |
Biography
In 1972 he graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a degree in foreign trade economist. In 1976 he defended his Ph.D. thesis State-monopoly regulation of environmental protection in the United States. In 1976-1977 and 2001-2018 he taught at MGIMO.[1] In 1991 he defended his doctoral dissertation Features of the internationalization of economic life in the context of an exacerbation of the global environmental situation (political and economic aspect).[1] 1991-1993 — Consultant to the UN Department of International Economic and Social Problems / DIESA.[1] 1993-1996 — Member of the Advisory Council under the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[1]
Regular contributor to the conspiracy theory and disinformation website Globalresearch.ca.[2] Active defender of one of the COVID-19 misinformation about chipping people of Bill Gates.[3][4][5]